Mobile adware is not the same as PC, has access to personal information: Bitdefender
Adware on mobile means more than just showing banners, according to Bitdefender senior e-threat analust, Bogdan Botezatu.
Patrick Budmar | 18 Apr | Read more
Adware on mobile means more than just showing banners, according to Bitdefender senior e-threat analust, Bogdan Botezatu.
Patrick Budmar | 18 Apr | Read more
The release of a free Android security application may simplify the protection of increasingly popular mobile devices, but user ignorance and the proliferation of malware-ridden honeytraps mean users must be targeted with focused education, a security expert has argued.
David Braue | 10 Apr | Read more
Adware targeted at devices running Google's Android operating system has increased 61 percent globally, security software maker Bitdefender says.
John P. Mello Jr. | 28 Mar | Read more
A new version of the TDL rootkit-type malware program downloads and abuses an open-source library called the Chromium Embedded Framework that allows developers to embed the Chromium Web rendering engine inside their own applications, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec.
Lucian Constantin | 25 Mar | Read more
An anonymous researcher created a massive botnet by hijacking about 420,000 Internet-accessible embedded devices with default or no login passwords and used it to map the entire Internet.
Lucian Constantin | 19 Mar | Read more
Recent reports from antivirus companies seem to suggest that the number of Android malware threats is growing. However, there are still many skeptics who think that the extent of the problem is exaggerated.
Lucian Constantin | 08 Mar | Read more
Security researchers warn that cybercriminals have started using Java exploits signed with digital certificates to trick users into allowing the malicious code to run inside browsers.
Lucian Constantin | 05 Mar | Read more
Romanian security company BitDefender has traced the cyber-espionage malware "MiniDuke" back to June 2011, more than a year and a half before the campaign was uncovered
Gregg Keizer | 04 Mar | Read more
Researchers from security firm FireEye claim that attackers are actively using a remote code execution exploit that works against the latest versions of Adobe Reader 9, 10 and 11.
Lucian Constantin | 13 Feb | Read more
Everyone may be getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit, but Bitdefender recommends thinking twice before clicking on an online gift offer.
Patrick Budmar | 12 Feb | Read more
A new email-based attack has been hijacking Yahoo accounts, security software company Bitdefender Labs has reported.
Rebecca Merrett | 31 Jan | Read more
Hackers behind a recently detected email attack campaign are exploiting a vulnerability in a Yahoo website to hijack the email accounts of Yahoo users and use them for spam, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender.
Lucian Constantin | 31 Jan | Read more
An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, according to security researchers.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Jan | Read more
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is advising smartphone users on how to protect their mobile devices and data from mobile security threats.
Lucian Constantin | 20 Dec | Read more
A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) client. These features will benefit security-conscious users, but companies still have to find methods of isolating older Java versions, security experts say.
Lucian Constantin | 18 Dec | Read more